Mayor Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi proposed Tuesday that the city join the parish and other municipalities within the parish to get a private garbage collector beginning in October.
J.S. Aucoin Elementary in Amelia is organizing a fundraiser and accepting donations for the two families who lost their home in a fire Saturday night.
Local legislators say reducing tax exemptions will be a large part of shoring up continual holes in the state budget.
Several members of the public asked for a repeal of the city’s ban on pit bulls and a lessening of restrictions on Rottweilers in the city during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Oday Hebert, top photo, was awarded the Grand Champion Pen of Broilers honor Saturday at the St. Mary Parish Junior Fair and Livestock Show held at Franklin High School.